Loris Hezemans
| Loris Hezemans | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hezemans at Road America in 2019 | |||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||
| Born | 26 May 1997 Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||
| Related to | Toine Hezemans (father) Mike Hezemans (brother) | ||||||
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2018 | ||||||
| Current team | Hendriks Motorsport | ||||||
| Car number | 7 | ||||||
| Starts | 41 | ||||||
| Championships | 1 (2019) | ||||||
| Wins | 10 | ||||||
| Poles | 6 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 8 | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st in 2019 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 3rd in 2020 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2017–2018 2015–2016 2015 2015 2014—15 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup TCR International Series Audi Sport TT Cup SEAT León Eurocup Renault Clio Cup Benelux | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2019 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 13 (MBM Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2019 position | 69th | ||||||
| Best finish | 69th (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2019 CTECH Manufacturing 180 (Road America) | ||||||
| Last race | 2021 Pocono Green 225 (Pocono) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of 13 March 2021. | |||||||
Loris Hezemans (born 26 May 1997) is a Dutch professional racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 7 Ford Mustang of Hendriks Motorsport in the EuroNASCAR PRO class[1] and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 13 Chevrolet Camaro for MBM Motorsports. He is the 2019 champion of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. He previously competed in the SEAT León Eurocup, Renault Clio Cup Benelux, TCR International Series, and Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. In 2017, he started in the McLaren GT Driver Academy in the Blancpain GT Sprint Series.[2]
Racing career[]
Hezemans began his career in 2014 in Renault Clio Cup Benelux, where he finished 6th in the standings. In 2015 he switched to the Audi Sport TT Cup, he is currently 7th in the championship standings. That year he also took part in the SEAT León Eurocup, he qualified on pole position for his first ever race and went on to win the race.[3] In July 2015, it was announced that Hezemans would make his TCR International Series debut with Target Competition driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.[4]
He switched to sports car racing Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup in 2017, driving for Strakka Racing in a part-time campaign before making his full-time debut for GRT Grasser Racing Team in 2018.[5] Originally scheduled to compete in all races, he ultimately opted to skip the season finale round at Nürburgring to focus on his NASCAR Whelen Euro Series title campaign.[citation needed]
Hezemans made his stock car racing debut in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series as he became the driver for Hendriks Motorsport in the Elite 1 class.[6] He scored his first pole position at Hockenheim before he picked up his first career win at the same venue on the Saturday race having led the race from the start to the finish.[7][8] He finished the year fourth in the standings and won the Junior Trophy classification for drivers aged 25 and under to win an opportunity to race in the United States.[9]
Hezemans made his racing debut in the United States the following year when he took part in the 2019 edition of the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway, driving for Mike Skinner's team ATF & Gunslinger.[10] He scored three top-five and six top-10 finishes to finish third overall in the Pro Late Model category at the World Series.[11] Later in the year, he would score his first victory in an oval when he won at his home race at Raceway Venray.[12]
On 21 August 2019, it was announced that Hezemans will be making his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at the CTECH Manufacturing 180 in Road America.[13] He finished in 22nd place, with a power steering failure and a crash on the final restart preventing Hezemans from scoring a top-15 finish in his Xfinity Series debut.[14]
In September, Hezemans took the lead in the Euro Series championship after he scored the victory in both races at Hockenheim before he clinched his first Euro Series championship title on October after he started the rain-affected final race of the season at Circuit Zolder.[15] He finished the 2019 season with 4 wins, 6 podium finishes, and 11 top-10 finishes.[citation needed]
An injury to his right hand slightly dampened Hezemans' performance in the early stages of the 2020 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season.[16] He finished the year in third place after winning the season opening round at Vallelunga and the season ending round at Valencia.[17]
In 2021, Hezemans would return to the United States to race in the two Xfinity Series races, which would be his first starts on ovals. He competed in the races at Phoenix in March and Charlotte in May, both in the No. 13 for MBM Motorsports, which was fielded in a partnership with Reaume Brothers Racing for these races.[18]
Racing record[]
Complete TCR International Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Target Competition | SEAT León Cup Racer | SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SHA 1 |
SHA 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
SOC 1 |
SOC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MRN 1 9 |
MRN 2 8 |
CHA 1 6 |
CHA 2 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
12th | 32 |
| 2016 | Baporo Motorsport | SEAT León TCR | BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
EST 1 9 |
EST 2 Ret |
20th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ferry Monster Autosport | SPA 1 15 |
SPA 2 11 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
SOC 1 |
SOC 2 |
CHA 1 |
CHA 2 |
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| Target Competition | MRN 1 16† |
MRN 2 Ret |
SEP 1 11 |
SEP 2 6 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results[]
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Strakka Racing | McLaren 650S GT3 | Pro | MIS QR Ret |
MIS CR DNS |
BRH QR DNS |
BRH CR DNS |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
HUN QR |
HUN CR |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
NC | 0 |
| 2018 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | ZOL 1 20 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
BRH 1 13 |
BRH 2 7 |
MIS 1 17 |
MIS 2 7 |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 5 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
17th | 12 |
NASCAR[]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series[]
| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2019 | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA 22 |
DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 69th | 15 | [19] |
| 2021 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Chevy | DAY | DAY | HOM | LVS | PHO 31 |
ATL | MAR | TAL | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | MOH | TEX | NSH | -* | * | [20] | ||||||||||||||||||
| DGM Racing | 90 | Chevy | POC 27 |
ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reaume Brothers Racing | 33 | Chevy | IND DNQ |
MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO[]
(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained)
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NWES | Pts | ||
| 2018 | Hendriks Motorsport | 50 | Ford | VAL 30 |
VAL 24 |
FRA 23 |
FRA 3 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 8 |
TOU 3 |
TOU 4 |
HOC 1* |
HOC 2 |
ZOL 26 |
ZOL 2 |
4th | 442 | |||
| 2019 | VAL 7 |
VAL 3 |
FRA 4 |
FRA 2 |
BRH 9 |
BRH 12 |
MOS 19* |
MOS 1* |
VEN 1 |
HOC 1* |
HOC 1* |
ZOL 5 |
ZOL 6 |
1st | 551 | |||||
| 2020 | ITA 1 |
ITA 6 |
BEL 19 |
BEL 5 |
CRO 4 |
CRO 2 |
ESP1 2 |
ESP1 3 |
ESP2 12 |
ESP2 1* |
3rd | 390 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Hendriks Motorsport-MOMO | 7 | ESP 1* |
ESP 1* |
GBR 2 |
GBR 1* |
CZE 8 |
CZE 2 |
CRO |
CRO |
BEL |
BEL |
ITA |
ITA |
1st* | 219* | ||||
1 Ineligible for series points.
* Season still in progress
References[]
- ^ https://eurol.com/en/partnership-hendriks-motorsport-in-euronascar-starts-with-historic-success/
- ^ "Loris Hezemans | Official Site of Blancpain GT Series". www.blancpain-gt-series.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Loris Hezemans career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Target Competition announces Loris Hezemans for Singapore". TouringCarTimes.com. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Dagys, John (27 February 2018). "Bortolotti, Caldarelli, Engelhart to Defend Blancpain GT Titles". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "ICONIC HEZEMANS FAMILY TO JOIN THE NASCAR WHELEN EURO SERIES". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "HEZEMANS AND DELSAUX GRAB SEMI FINALS POLES". NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "HEZEMANS WINS A SPECTACULAR SEMI FINAL AT HOCKENHEIMRING". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "ALON DAY CAPTURES SECOND WHELEN NASCAR EURO CHAMPIONSHIP AT CIRCUIT ZOLDER". autoweek.com. Autoweek. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Loris Hezemans in action during Speedweeks 2019 on New Smyrna". newsmyrnaspeedway.org. New Smyrna Speedway. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "New Smyrna Speedway: Loris Hezemans impresses at his US debut". motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Hezemans Rules Euro Series Oval Battle". speedsport.com. Speed Sport. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Hezemans to Make NXS Debut at Road America". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Hezemans impresses in NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Road America". speedwaydigest.com. Speedway Digest. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Longin Wins, Hezemans Takes ELITE 1 Crown". speedsport.com. Speed Sport. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Wiegold, André; Ercoli, Gianmarco (4 October 2020). "Alon Day grabs his first win of the season and championship lead at Circuit Zolder". EuroNASCAR. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "ALON DAY IS A THREE-TIME NASCAR WHELEN EURO SERIES CHAMPION". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Loris Hezemans Running 2 Xfinity Races for Reaume Brothers Racing". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Loris Hezemans – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Loris Hezemans – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
External links[]
- Loris Hezemans career summary at DriverDB.com
- Loris Hezemans driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Loris Hezemans on Facebook
- Loris Hezemans on Twitter
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Dutch racing drivers
- Audi Sport TT Cup drivers
- SEAT León Eurocup drivers
- TCR International Series drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- People from Uccle
- NASCAR drivers